Magic Spelling Card Trick Secret

A very clever self working trick secret which
is guaranteed to baffle your audience

Effect: The magician shuffles
the deck and takes the top thirteen cards. Holding the cards face down, he
proceeds to spell the first card name, Ace. "A-C-E," and for each letter,
he puts one card under the packet of thirteen cards. He then flips over the
next card (the fourth,) and it is an Ace. He repeats this process for each
card number, Ace through King. At the end, he has all thirteen cards face
up on the table, in sequential order.

Preparation:First, take out
13 cards from a deck, the cards do not have to be the same suit, but you
need the thirteen cards from Ace to King. After you have them out, place
them in this order, begin by placing the three face-up
on the table. On top of that, place the eight. Then, place the Seven, Ace,
Queen, Six, Four, Two, Jack, King, Ten, Nine, and last of all Five.
And then put these on top of the deck face down.

Performance: The trick almost works itself.
To start, pretend to shuffle the cards, leaving the top thirteen untouched.
You can do some false shuffles, or you can do real shuffles but keep the
top 13 cards on top. After you shuffle, you can fan through the deck, and
show every card, for the pre-arranged 13 cards don't look like they are arranged
at all. Remove the top thirteen cards as a group and arrange them like a
fan, so that your audience can see their faces. Square up the cards, and
hold them face down.

When you spell out each card, do it as follows: let's say you're spelling
the word ACE. Spell
A, remove the top card and place it on the bottom.
Then spell C, and remove the top card and place
that on the bottom. Next spell E, remove this
top card and place it on the bottom. Flip the new top card and show that
it's an Ace, and place it on the table.

Continue in this manner until all the cards are face up on the table.
( You spell the cards in order: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K) Your audience may realize that the cards must
have been set up beforehand, but this only adds to the mystery - and you
can treat it as a puzzle for them to try to figure out to add to the mystery.
Don't use cards all of the same
suit. A mixed group of suits makes it seem less like a
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